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Roweite On Andradite

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Roweite On Andradite

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Description
Locality: 
Shijiangshan Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
46.00gr
Description

Lamellar orange roweite on andradite rich matrix from the 2017 find. Pearly white unidentified mineral present.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Roweite

Formula: 
Ca2Mn2+2B4O7(OH)6
Strunz: 
6.DA.25
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Andradite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Drammen, Buskerud, Norway